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KS3 Mathematics
Homework Pack E:
Level 7
Stafford Burndred
ISBN 1 84070 030 0
Pearson Publishing, 1998

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KS3 Mathematics Homework Pack E: Level 7
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1 Multiplication and division by numbers

less than one
28 x 0.1
1.......................
3 x 0.01
2.......................
0.6 0.1
3.......................
0.5 0.001
4.......................
6.8 x 0.001
5.......................
7 0.01
6.......................
5.7 x 0.1
7.......................
0.03 x 0.001
8.......................
4.2 0.01
9.......................
10 0.8 0.001
10.....................
11 73 0.1
11.....................
12 382 x 0.01
12.....................
13 42 0.1
13.....................
14 23.6 x 0.001
14.....................
15 6.8 x 0.01
15.....................
16 2.37 x 0.1
16.....................
17 0.86 0.001
17.....................
18 0.6 x 0.001
18.....................
19 32 0.01
19.....................
20 17 0.1
20.....................
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2 Mental arithmetic shortcuts 1
36 x 10
1.......................
21 100
2.......................
28 x 1000
3.......................
6 10
4.......................
4.7 x 100
5.......................
38.4 1000
6.......................
0.03 x 10
7.......................
230 100
8.......................
4.62 10
9.......................
10 0.68 x 1000
10.....................
11 300 x 60
11.....................
12 12 000 300
12.....................
13 540 60
13.....................
14 4000 x 200
14.....................
15 60 x 80
15.....................
16 400 x 3000
16.....................
17 36 000 400
17.....................
18 20 x 80
18.....................
19 28 000 7000
19.....................
20 480 000 800
20.....................
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3 Mental arithmetic shortcuts 2
6.2 x 10
1.......................
5.3 100
2.......................
74 x 1000
3.......................
36 10
4.......................
82 x 100
5.......................
5.82 1000
6.......................
7.36 x 1000
7.......................
27.43 x 10
8.......................
38.7 100
9.......................
10 0.32 10
10.....................
11 270 1000
11.....................
12 6.804 x 100
12.....................
13 0.52 x 1000
13.....................
14 0.73 10
14.....................
15 6.28 x 10
15.....................
16 0.71 100
16.....................
17 36.21 1000
17.....................
18 281 x 10
18.....................
19 3.27 10
19.....................
20 5.28 x 1000
20.....................
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4 Rounding numbers
Write 328 correct to one significant figure.
1.......................
Write 687 correct to two significant figures.
2.......................
Write 3078 correct to three significant figures.
3.......................
Write 273 correct to one significant figure.
4.......................
Write 73.02 correct to three significant figures.
5.......................
Write 62.83 correct to two significant figures.
6.......................
Write 25.72 correct to one decimal place.
7.......................
Write 3.617 correct to two decimal places.
8.......................
Write 0.07131 correct to three decimal places.
9.......................
10 Write 0.0728 correct to two significant figures.
10.....................
11 Write 6.816 correct to one decimal place.
11.....................
12 Write 0.07291 correct to three decimal places.
12.....................
13 Write 7729 correct to one significant figure.
13.....................
14 Write 6008 correct to three significant figures.
14.....................
15.....................
16.....................
17 Write 0.03271 correct to three decimal places.
17.....................
18.....................
19.....................
20 Write 3.997 correct to two decimal places.
20.....................
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5 Estimating
Estimate the answers to the following questions by

rounding each number to one significant figure.
10 6.017 0.0310
10.....................
11 79.31 0.413
11.....................
12 0.0701 x 3.079
12.....................
13 3.98 x 0.0912
13.....................
14 0.613 0.0298
14.....................
15 0.3017 x 0.0693
15.....................
16 0.00812 0.0998
16.....................
17 3989 litres of water flow over a waterfall each

second. Estimate how long 20 801 litres will take
to flow over the waterfall.
17.....................
18 A greengrocer sold 618.2 kg of potatoes at

29p per kilogram. Estimate the total value of the sale.
18 .................
19 A lorry can carry 49 tonnes in one load.

Estimate how many loads will be required to
transport 20 312 tonnes of bricks.
19.....................
20 A glass holds 0.2918 l. Estimate how many glasses

can be filled from a tank containing 89.32 l.
20.....................
2936 x 7948
1.......................
8109 39
2.......................
6018 x 2.938
3.......................
39 817 489
4.......................
7982 + 1034 + 5897 + 8987
5.......................
60 725 39 811
6.......................
6981 x 0.19
7.......................
801.3 0.793
8.......................
69.7 x 0.0712
9.......................
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6 Using a calculator (brackets and memory) 1

Give your answers correct to six significant figures
where appropriate. Show your calculator keys for
questions 1 and 5.
1
2.6 (5.83 1.9)
1.......................
7.38 (5.12 + 6.872)
2.......................
(4.98 3.26) (3.87 x 6.34)
3.......................
(8.75 11.7) 28.3
4.......................
5.......................
47.28 x 3.681
8.917 x 4.362
43.987 3.798
6.371 1.987
6.......................
4.8 (3.75 8.62)

(2.7 x 3.85) 1.63
7.......................
42.8 x 36.5
28.37 x 2.987
8.......................
The make and type of my calculator is: ....................................................

Minimum mark 7
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7 Using a calculator (using the memory) 2

Find the value of y by using the memory. Give your
answers correct to six significant figures.
x = 1.31264 in all of the questions.
1
y = x3 + x2 + x
1.......................
y = x5 x4 + x3
2.......................
y = 6x8 3x5 + 2x4
3.......................
y = 8x9 7x5 + 6x3
4.......................
y = 3x4 2x3 7x2 + 8x
5.......................
y = 12x3 4x2 + 6x 8
6.......................
y = 27x3 32x2 18
7.......................
y = 2x8 3x6 + 4x5
8.......................
y = 7x6 3x5 4x2 6
9.......................
10 y = 3x5 2x4 3x + 7
10.....................
11 y = 6x8 4x5 3x4
11.....................
12 y = 4x7 3x5 2x
12.....................
Minimum mark 10
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8 Solving problems
1
An empty tank is filled with water at the rate of

200 cc per second. The dimensions of the tank are
2 m by 3 m by 4 m. What fraction of the tank is
filled after two hours? Give your answer in its
lowest terms.
1.......................
A small packet of soap powder costs 33p and

contains 750 g. A large packet of soap powder
costs 1.68 and contains 5 kg. Mrs Wright needs
to buy 225 kilograms for her laundry business.
How much money will she save by buying the large
packets instead of the small packets of soap powder?
2.......................
The selling price of a car comprises the cost of

material, the cost of production and the profit.
The ratio of cost of production to the cost of
material is 5:7. A car was sold for 17 700. 30%
of the selling price was profit. What was the cost
of the material used in the car?
3.......................
Jason had a cough. He bought a 0.2 litre bottle

of cough medicine for 2.40. The label on the
bottle stated Take a 5 ml spoonful of medicine
three times each day. Jason took the medicine for
seven days. What was the value of the medicine
left in the bottle?
4.......................
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9 Fractions and percentages
Find 56 of 42
1.......................
Find 38 of 96
2.......................
5
Increase 28 by 16
3.......................
3
Increase 62 by 10
4.......................
Decrease 75 by 58
5.......................
Decrease 60 by 25
6.......................
Find 24% of 70
7.......................
Find 32% of 36
8.......................
Increase 80 by 20%
9.......................
10 Increase 250 by 36%
10.....................
11 Decrease 300 by 18%
11.....................
12 Decrease 80 by 72%
12.....................
13 A meal costs 28 plus 17.5% VAT.

What is the total cost?
13.....................
14 840 pupils attended a school in 1998.

In 1999 numbers increased by 18.
How many pupils attended in 1999?
14.....................
15 A class had 25 pupils. 16% of the pupils owned

a computer. How many pupils owned a computer?
15.....................
16 A bus journey normally takes 35 minutes.

Road works increased the time by 25.
How long did the journey take?
16.....................
Minimum mark 13 11
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10 Number patterns 1
1
Here is a pattern made out of matchsticks:
?
a
Draw the missing matchsticks in the pattern.
1a..................................
What is the rule to find the nth term?

(Give your answer using algebra.)
1b ..................................
the 8th term.
1ci .................................
ii
the 64th term.
1cii.................................
Here is a pattern: 7, 10, 13, 16, 19

a
What is the next number in the pattern?
2a..................................

2b ..................................
Use your rule to find the number of matchsticks in:
Use your rule to find:

i
the 20th term.
2ci .................................
ii
the 40th term.
2cii.................................
Here is a pattern: 10, 2, 6, 14, 22

a
What is the next number in the pattern?
3a..................................

3b ..................................
Use your rule to find:

i
the 38th term.
3ci .................................
ii
the 70th term.
3cii.................................
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11 Number patterns 2
For questions 1 to 3:
a
Give the next number in each pattern.
Give the special names of these patterns.
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36
1a ....................
1b.....................
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21
2a ....................
2b.....................
1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216
3a ....................
3b.....................
Give the next number in each pattern:

a
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21
4a ....................
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2 3 4 5 6
4b.....................
For questions 5 to 7:
a
Give the next number in each pattern.
What is the 20th term?
What is the 40th term?
3, 12, 27, 64, 75, 108
5a ....................
5b.....................
5c .....................
5d ....................
2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42
6a ....................
6b.....................
6c .....................
6d ....................
4, 12, 24, 40, 60, 84
7a ....................
7b.....................
7c .....................
7d ....................
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12 Simultaneous equations
1
2x + 3y = 21
3x + 4y = 29
1 x= .................
y= .................
2x + 5y = 24
5x 7y = 18
2 x= .................
y= .................
6a 5c = 7
2a + 4c = 26
3 x= .................
y= .................
2a 3c = 13
3a 5c = 22
4 x= .................
y= .................
6a 5c = 28
3a c = 11
5 x= .................
y= .................
2x + 3y = 13
3x 5y = 9
6 x= .................
y= .................
3x y = 13
2x + 3y = 5
7 x= .................
y= .................
3x = 13 2y
5y = 3x +1
8 x= .................
y= .................
Minimum mark 13 11
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13 Solving simultaneous equations by drawing graphs
y=
y=
10
3y =
x+
4
3
2
1
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1
2y
x
1
+ 13 =
10
5y + x
4
5
Solve the following simultaneous equations by using the graph above:

1
3y = x + 6 and y = x 2
1 x=..................
y=..................
2y = x 10 and y = x 2
2 x=..................
y=..................
5y + x + 13 = 0 and y = 10 2x
3 x=..................
y=..................
y = x 2 and y = 10 2x
4 x=..................
y=..................
Minimum mark 7
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14 Inequalities 1
Solve these inequalities:
1
5x > 30
1.......................
6x 18
2.......................
4x + 2 10
3.......................
5x 3 < 18
4.......................
3a 4 > 20
5.......................
2y 7
6.......................
x2 < 36
7.......................
y2 < 49
8.......................
2a2 < 200
9.......................
10 a2 > 25
10.....................
11 2a 24
11.....................
12 5a > 8
12.....................
13 3a < 30
13.....................
14 6a 15
14.....................
15 5x < 15
15.....................
16 8a 3 > 9
16.....................
Minimum mark 13 11
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15 Inequalities 2
Describe the shaded regions:
y
1
x
0
1
1
1
x
1
1
1
1
3.......................
4.......................
5.......................
6.......................
1
x
1
1
2
7
2
y
2.......................
2
y
1.......................
0
1
1
1
1
x
1
7 x....................
y.....................
2
1
0
5
Minimum mark 7
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16 Enlargement by a fractional scale factor

y
16
15
14
13
12
11
A
10
9
8
7
6
E
4
3
2
1
G
x
0
1
1
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Enlarge the trapezium ABCD by a scale factor of 13.

Centre of enlargement is the point (2, 16).
1A= .................
Label the new trapezium ABCD.
1C= .................
1B=..................
1D= .................
Enlarge the quadrilateral EFGH by a scale factor of 12.

Centre of enlargement is the point (16, 15).
2E=..................
Label the new quadrilateral EFGH.
2G= .................
2F=..................
2H= .................
Minimum mark 7
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17 Accuracy of measurement
The following questions give a measurement. In each question give:
a The maximum possible value and b The minimum possible value.
1
A book, mass 1.7 kg
1a.................kg
1b.................kg
A room, length 8.32 m
2a .................m
2b..................m
A bus, mass 17.6 t
3a ...................t
3b ...................t
A tea cup, capacity 173 ml
4a ................ml
4b.................ml
A barrel, capacity 48.3 l
5a ...................l
5b....................l
A building, height 27.384 m
6a .................m
6b..................m
John took 12.83 seconds to run a race
7a................sec
7b................sec
An advert lasted 23.64 seconds
8a................sec
8b................sec
A packet of tea, mass 127.8 g
9a ..................g
9b ..................g
10 A car, length 4.20 m
10a ...............m
10b................m
11 A boys height was 160 centimetres,

accurate to the nearest centimetre.
11a..............cm
11b ..............cm
12 A can of cola had a capacity of 35 cl

correct to the nearest 5 cl.
12a................cl
12b ................cl
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18 Compound units
1
A car travels 627 kilometres in 8 hours and

17 minutes. Calculate the average speed correct
to three significant figures.
1.................km/h
A train travels for 1 hour 23 minutes at an

average speed of 73 km/h. Calculate the distance
travelled correct to three significant figures.
2 ....................km
A man ran 27 kilometres at an average speed

of 14.7 km/h. How long did the journey take?
Give the answer to the nearest second.
h
m
s
3 .........................
A cyclist travels 47 kilometres in 2 hours 26 minutes.

Calculate the distance travelled correct to three
significant figures.
4.................km/h
A plane travels for 47 minutes at an average

speed of 236 km/h. Calculate the distance
travelled correct to three significant figures.
5 ....................km
A train travelled 323 kilometres at an average

speed of 91 km/h. Calculate the time taken correct
to the nearest second.
h
m
s
6 .........................
A block of wood, volume 238 cm3, has a mass

of 184 g. Calculate the density. Give your answer
correct to three significant figures.
7 .................g/m3
A horse runs at a speed of 11.2 m/s.

What is this speed in kilometres per hour?
8.................km/h
Minimum mark 7
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19 Calculating length, area and volume 1

Find: a The area, b The perimeter of:
1
A square side 8 cm
3b.....................
4.......................
5.......................
6.......................
7.......................
1a ....................
1b.....................
A rectangle length 10 cm, width 7 cm
2a ....................
2b.....................
3a ....................
12 cm
16 cm
20 cm
Find the area of the parallelogram
6 cm
7 cm
12 cm
5
The perimeter of this rectangle is 36 cm.

What is the area of the rectangle?
x + 8 cm
x cm
The area of this trapezium is 76 cm2. Find x.

x cm
8 cm
12 cm
What is the volume of this cuboid?

25 cm
0.8 m
20 cm
Minimum mark 8
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1
2 cm
5 cm
8 cm
a
What is the volume?
1a ....................
What is the total surface area?
1b.....................
2.......................
3.......................
4.......................
5.......................
6.......................
7.......................
Find the volume of these prisms:

2
6 cm
7 cm
4 cm
2cm
8 cm
3 cm
8 cm
3 cm
12 cm
1 cm
6 cm
5 cm
2 cm
6 cm
10 cm
3 cm
14 cm
4 cm
20 cm
The volume of this cube

is 343 cm3. FInd the
total surface area.
The volume of this

cuboid is 336 cm3.
What is the value of x?
x cm
12 cm
4 cm
Minimum mark 7
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5
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4
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Name: .......................................................

You must write down the units in your answer, eg 8 cm3, 4 m2.
1
This is a diagram of a swimming pool with a

concrete path 2 m wide all the way around.
12 m
25 m
Path
Find the area of the path.
1a ....................
The path is made of concrete 8 cm deep.

Find the volume of concrete.
1b.....................
ABCD is a square piece of card,

side 5 cm. Two semi-circles,
diameter 5 cm are cut out.
What is the shaded area?
2a ....................
What is the perimeter of the shaded shape?
2b.....................
Calculate the length of the running track.
3.......................
Calculate the area of this shape:
4.......................
This is a diagram of a running track.

Both ends are semi-circles.
20 m
80 m
8 cm
10 cm
3 cm
4 cm
8 cm
Minimum mark 5
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4
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22 Pythagoras theorem 1
Find the length of the sides indicated.
Give your answers correct to three significant figures.
1
4.2 m
1 ..................cm
2....................m
3 ..................cm
4....................m
5 ..................cm
6 ..................cm
7 ..................cm
8....................m
6 cm
3m
x
7.5 cm
7 cm
8.2 m
x
x
12 cm
6.3 m
6
x
5.8 cm
40 cm
0.28 m
8.9 cm
x
38 cm
70 cm
7.2 m
5.3 m
Minimum mark 7
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23 Pythagoras theorem 2
Give answers correct to three significant figures where appropriate.
1
ABCD is a rectangle.
Calculate the length
of the diagonal AC.
1 ..................cm
2 ..................cm
3 ..................cm
4 ..................cm
A ship sails 80 km west, then 100 km south.

How far is the ship from its starting point?
5..................km
A plane flies 200 km north. It then flies west.

The plane is 250 km from its starting point.
How far west did the plane fly?
6..................km
7....................m
8 ..................cm
8 cm
10 cm
D
3
ABCD is a rectangle.
Calculate the length from
B to the mid-point of AC.
12 cm
This is a square, side

8 cm. Calculate the length
of the diagonal AC.
A
18 cm
ABCD is a rectangle. Calculate

the length of the line joining
the mid-point of AD to the
mid-point of CD.
16 cm
B
6 cm
8 cm
D
D
5
The sides AB and BC are in the ratio 1:2.

AC is 10 m. Calculate the length AB.
A
C
8
A square has a diagonal length of 10 cm.

Calculate the area of the square.
Minimum mark 7
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24 Locus
A
C
Y
There are two footpaths across this field. (Scale 1 cm represents 10 m.)
1
The first footpath is always an equal distance from B and C. Draw a dotted line to show the footpath.
The second footpath is always an equal distance from A and C. Draw a solid line to show the footpath.
A goat is tethered in the field at point C. The rope is 20 m long. Shade the area where the goat can
graze.
There is a drainage ditch from X to Y. It is always 10 m from the edge of the field. Draw this ditch
on the plan. (Part of the ditch has been drawn for you.)
Minimum mark 4
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25 Designing questionnaires
Look at these questions. Criticise each question.
1
Are you good at maths?

Criticism ...................................................................................
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
How old are you? Tick one box only.

Under 10
10-20
20-30
30-40
Over 40
Criticism ...................................................................................
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
3
Which is your favourite sport? Tick one box.

Netball
Rounders
Hockey
Criticism ...................................................................................
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
4
Do you watch TV often?

Yes
No
Criticism ...................................................................................
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
Minimum mark 4
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26 Hypothesis
How could you test these hypotheses?
Choose from experiment, observation or questionnaire.
1
Boys can thread a needle quicker than girls.
1.......................
The most popular food in the canteen is chips.
2.......................
Most boys like football.
3.......................
Boys can throw the javelin further than girls.
4.......................
Girls spend more money on clothes than books.
5.......................
Most boys own a bicycle.
6.......................
Most pupils wear a tie in school.
7.......................
Most teachers can speak French.
8.......................
The most popular colour of car is blue.
9.......................
10.....................
10 If a slice of toast with butter on one side is

knocked off the table, it will land butter side
down most often.
Minimum mark 8
Circle grade
A
6
B
5
C
3
D
10

28
Name: .......................................................
27 Comparing data
This table shows the time taken, in seconds,
for 20 boys and 20 girls to run 800 m.
Boys
Girls
120 under 130
130 under 140
140 under 150
150 under 160
160 under 170
Seconds
Present this data in a frequency polygon.

Use a dotted line for boys and a solid line for girls.
Boys
Girls
8
7
Frequency
6
5
4
3
2
Girls
Comparison......
Boys
1
0
120
130
140
150
160
170
Time in seconds
b
Compare the distributions and comment on

your findings.
..........................................................................................
..........................................................................................
..........................................................................................
..........................................................................................
Minimum mark 3
Circle grade
A
2
B
1
D

29
Name: .......................................................
28 Grouped data
1
This table shows the distance, in metres,

200 golfers hit their drives:
Distance
in metres

Frequency
160
under 170
170
under 180
180
under 190
190
under 200
200
under 210
78
53
19
46
What is the modal class?
1a ....................
Estimate the median.
1b.....................
Estimate the mean.
1c .....................
This table shows the prices of bicycles in a cycle shop:

Price

Frequency
60
80
100
120
140
160
under 80 under 100 under 120 under 140 under 160 under 180
196
138
53
68
315
30
What is the modal class?
2a ....................
Estimate the median.
2b.....................
Estimate the mean.
2c .....................
Minimum mark 5
Circle grade
A
4
B
3
C
2
D

30
Name: .......................................................
29 Scatter diagrams (line of best fit)
Anna
Ben
Carol
David
Eve
Fred
Gillian
Henry
Isla
John
Ten pupils took some tests. They received marks out of ten.
Maths
10
Music
10
10
PE
10
English
Pupil
Subject
Complete these scatter diagrams.
Describe the relationship shown by each scatter diagram.
Draw a line of best fit where appropriate.

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Maths
1a ....................
1c .....................
2a ....................
1b.....................

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Music
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
PE
2c .....................
3a ....................
2b.....................

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Music
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
PE
3b.....................

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3c .....................
English
Minimum mark 7
Circle grade
A
5
B
4
C
2
D

31
Name: .......................................................
30 Estimation of probability by experiment

1
Sarah recorded the colours of 200 cars.

The table shows the results:
Colour
Frequency
White
Red
76
82
Blue Green
17
25
Use the results to estimate the probability of the

colour of the next car being:
(Write your answer as a decimal.)
White
1a ....................
Red
1b.....................
Blue
1c .....................
Green
1d ....................
5000 cases of wine were damaged in an accident.

100 cases were examined and the following
number of bottles were broken in each case.
Bottles broken
Frequency
17 24 28 18
If an unchecked case is opened at random,

what is the probability that it will contain:
(Write your answer as a decimal)
i
Two broken bottles?
2ai ...................
ii
Four broken bottles?
2aii...................
Estimate the number of cases with exactly:

i
Four broken bottles.
2bi....................
ii
Five broken bottles.
2bii...................
Minimum mark 7
Circle grade
A
5
B
4
C
2
D

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Fairfield High School

KS3 Mathematics Homework Pack E: Level 7

1 Multiplication and division by numbers

Fairfield High School

KS3 Mathematics Homework Pack E: Level 7

2 Mental arithmetic shortcuts 1

20 480 000 800

Fairfield High School

KS3 Mathematics Homework Pack E: Level 7

3 Mental arithmetic shortcuts 2

Fairfield High School

KS3 Mathematics Homework Pack E: Level 7

Write 328 correct to one significant figure.

Write 687 correct to two significant figures.

Write 3078 correct to three significant figures.

Write 273 correct to one significant figure.

Write 73.02 correct to three significant figures.

Write 62.83 correct to two significant figures.

Write 25.72 correct to one decimal place.

Write 3.617 correct to two decimal places.

Write 0.07131 correct to three decimal places.

10 Write 0.0728 correct to two significant figures.

11 Write 6.816 correct to one decimal place.

12 Write 0.07291 correct to three decimal places.

13 Write 7729 correct to one significant figure.

14 Write 6008 correct to three significant figures.

15 Write 2.091 correct to one decimal place.

16 Write 307.82 correct to two significant figures.

17 Write 0.03271 correct to three decimal places.

18 Write 5.009 correct to one decimal place.

19 Write 7.327 correct to two significant figures.

20 Write 3.997 correct to two decimal places.

Fairfield High School

KS3 Mathematics Homework Pack E: Level 7

Estimate the answers to the following questions by

17 3989 litres of water flow over a waterfall each

18 A greengrocer sold 618.2 kg of potatoes at

19 A lorry can carry 49 tonnes in one load.

20 A glass holds 0.2918 l. Estimate how many glasses

7982 + 1034 + 5897 + 8987

Fairfield High School

KS3 Mathematics Homework Pack E: Level 7

6 Using a calculator (brackets and memory) 1

2.6 (5.83 1.9)

7.38 (5.12 + 6.872)

(4.98 3.26) (3.87 x 6.34)

(8.75 11.7) 28.3

4.8 (3.75 8.62)

The make and type of my calculator is: ....................................................

Fairfield High School

KS3 Mathematics Homework Pack E: Level 7

7 Using a calculator (using the memory) 2

y = 6x8 3x5 + 2x4

y = 8x9 7x5 + 6x3

y = 3x4 2x3 7x2 + 8x

y = 2x8 3x6 + 4x5

y = 7x6 3x5 4x2 6

11 y = 6x8 4x5 3x4

Fairfield High School

KS3 Mathematics Homework Pack E: Level 7

An empty tank is filled with water at the rate of